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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I'm reading Taleb's latest book, Skin In The Game, and it's like Sebby is talking to me through a book. Uncanny.
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My greatest error was turning down an invite to meet him.* I'd a conflict, but subconsciously, I think I was also intimidated. He's actually a very gracious and friendly person.
I'd proposed discussing the capriciousness of our judicial system and how randomness could be better limited in the processes. I still think that study is out there - a sort of modern version of
The Death of Common Sense. And there are great tie-ins to criminal justice reform and our appallingly lax use of dubious expert opinions and their expert-in-a-box authors. His logic would be well employed in exposing the flaws in our stone age adversarial legal system. ...But he'd probably look into it for a few weeks and deem it terminal.
Anyway, you've made my day.
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* Actually, it's further down the list. Not hooking up with this utterly gorgeous chick in Boston in the 90s, deciding against living in Australia during college, and going to law school, are the top three.
